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Toxoplasmosis and Free Will

December 15, 2009 By 1 Comment

Maybe I was a bit too quick when I suggested we could ‘look on the bright side‘ when it came to thinking about the nasty parasites that manipulate us humans.

Here is an amazing conversation with Robert Sapolsky on ‘Toxoplasmosis and Free Will‘ from the Edge.

Edge: TOXO – Watch more Videos at Vodpod.

Next time I see a motorcyclist involved in a crash I’m going to find it hard not to wonder if he’s been infected with toxoplasmosis (especially if he’s French)…

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  1. Toxoplasmosis and World Cup Glory says:
    April 17, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    [...] as it turns out that we have potentially zombifying parasites of our own -- not least that thief of Free Will we call toxoplasmosis.Yet it turns out that toxoplasmosis may play a bigger role in world affairs [...]

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